Official UK procurement notice
Audiological Equipment · UK public procurement notice
Authority: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS") (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought12 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Common Services Agency (more commonly known as National Services Scotland) (‘the Authority’) acting through its division National Procurement, is undertaking this procurement of Audiological Equipment (‘Products’) as outlined further below on behalf of all entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, (i.e. all NHS Scotland Health Boards, Special Health Boards and the Authority or other NHS Organisation established pursuant to the NHS (Scotland) Act 1978), any integrated Joint Boards established pursuant to the new Public Bodies (Joint Working) Scotland Act 2014 (collectively hereafter referred to as ‘Participating Authorities’).
CPV: Audiometers · Calibration services · Parts and accessories for hearing aids
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 66 suppliers · 12 bids on the busiest of 12 lots (0.2 per place) · 12 appointed
Lots and requirements (12)Procurement structure
12 lots · no lot values published · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1Diagnostic, Clinical & Screening AudiometersCancelledRenewal
Purchase and provision of Audiological audiometers, including Diagnostic, Clinical & Screening product types. These will be purchased directly by Health Boards across Scotland.
We envisage awarding to 6 suppliers in this lot.
Lot #2TympanometersCancelledRenewal
Tympanometers
Purchase and provision of Tympanometers. These will be purchased directly by Health Boards across Scotland.
We envisage awarding to 6 suppliers in this lot.
Lot #3HA FittingCancelledRenewal
HA Fitting
Purchase and provision of HA Fitting Equipment. These will be purchased directly by Health Boards across Scotland.
We envisage awarding to 6 suppliers in this lot.
Lot #4ElectrophysiologyCancelledRenewal
Purchase and provision of Electrophysiology Equipment. These will be purchased directly by Health Boards across Scotland.
We envisage awarding to 6 suppliers in this lot.
Lot #5BalanceCancelledRenewal
Purchase and provision of Balance Equipment. These will be purchased directly by Health Boards across Scotland.
We envisage awarding to 6 suppliers in this lot.
Lot #6New Born ScreeningCancelledRenewal
Purchase and provision of New Born Screening Equipment. These will be purchased directly by Health Boards across Scotland.
We envisage awarding to 6 suppliers in this lot.
Lot #7OAE (Otoacoustic equipment)CancelledRenewal
Purchase and provision of OAE Equipment. These will be purchased directly by Health Boards across Scotland.
We envisage awarding to 6 suppliers in this lot.
Lot #8Otoscope and Ear CareCancelledRenewal
Purchase and provision of Otoscope and Ear Care Equipment. These will be purchased directly by Health Boards across Scotland.
We envisage awarding to 6 suppliers in this lot.
Lot #93D ScannersCancelledRenewal
Purchase and provision of 3D Scanner Equipment. These will be purchased directly by Health Boards across Scotland.
We envisage awarding to 6 suppliers in this lot.
Lot #10ConsumablesCancelledRenewal
Purchase and provision of Consumable Equipment. These will be purchased directly by Health Boards across Scotland.
We envisage awarding to 6 suppliers in this lot.
Lot #11CalibrationCancelledRenewal
Purchase and provision of Calibration Services. These will be purchased directly by Health Boards across Scotland.
We envisage awarding to 6 suppliers in this lot.
Lot #12InnovationCancelledRenewal
Purchase and provision of Innovation for new Equipment where awarded suppliers can add products during the duration of the framework including extensions. Suppliers must be awarded to the framework to enable them to request products to be added.
These will be purchased directly by Health Boards across Scotland.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Quality | Price | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Diagnostic, Clinical & Screening Audiometers | 50% | 50% | |
| 10 · Consumables | 50% | 50% | |
| 11 · Calibration | 30% | 70% | |
| 12 · Innovation | 30% | 70% | |
| 2 · Tympanometers | 50% | 50% | |
| 3 · HA Fitting | 50% | 50% | |
| 4 · Electrophysiology | 50% | 50% | |
| 5 · Balance | 50% | 50% | |
| 6 · New Born Screening | 50% | 50% | |
| 7 · OAE (Otoacoustic equipment) | 50% | 50% | |
| 8 · Otoscope and Ear Care | 50% | 50% | |
| 9 · 3D Scanners | 50% | 50% |
- Price carries 50–70 points depending on the lot; most lots put it at 50 points.
- “Audiological Equipment” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 66 suppliers, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 2 Jun 2023, 13:45 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Nov 2023, 14:01 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 3 Jul 2023 – …
- Authority reference
NP58122- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-034827- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03d354Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
Economic operators should approach the contracting authority in the first instance. However, the only formal remedy is to apply to the courts:
An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
The bringing of court proceedings against the Authority after the Framework Agreement has be entered into will not affect the Framework Agreement unless grounds for the imposition of special penalties under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 can be established. Otherwise the remedies that may be awarded by the courts where the Framework Agreement has been entered into are limited to the award of damages.
Publisher note: The estimated values referred to in Section II.I.5 and II.2.6 covers the 36 months contract duration and the 24 month extension period of the framework agreement. The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as National Services Scotland) (‘the Authority’) acting through its division National Procurement, is undertaking this procurement of Audiological Devices (‘Products’) on behalf of all entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, (i.e. all NHS Scotland Health Boards, Special Health Boards and the Authority or other NHS Organisation established pursuant to the NHS (Scotland) Act 1978), any integrated Joint Boards established pursuant to the new Public Bodies (Joint Working) Scotland Act 2014 (collectively hereafter referred to as ‘Participating Authorities’), where applicable, i.e. Scottish Hospices, Northern Irelands trusts etc. (SC Ref:751431)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 3 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 3 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
Timeline
3 Jul 2023 → 24 Nov 2023 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown3 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened3 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids must remain valid until2 Oct 2023, 23:59 BST
- Notice published24 Nov 2023, 14:01 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete24 Nov 2023, 14:01 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast12 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £25,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Tympanometers
- Signed
- 25 Oct 2023
- Value
- £50,795
- Status
- active
Calibration
- Signed
- 25 Oct 2023
- Value
- £590,000
- Status
- active
Innovation
- Signed
- 25 Oct 2023
- Value
- £68,596
- Status
- active
Diagnostic, Clinical & Screening Audiometers
- Signed
- 25 Oct 2023
- Value
- £32,315
- Status
- active
HA Fitting
- Signed
- 25 Oct 2023
- Value
- £197,100
- Status
- active
Balance
- Signed
- 25 Oct 2023
- Value
- £21,000
- Status
- active
Electrophysiology
- Signed
- 25 Oct 2023
- Value
- £29,850
- Status
- active
New Born Screening
- Signed
- 25 Oct 2023
- Value
- £359,324
- Status
- active
OAE (Otoacoustic equipment)
- Signed
- 25 Oct 2023
- Value
- £1,020
- Status
- active
Otoscope and Ear Care
- Signed
- 25 Oct 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
3D Scanners
- Signed
- 25 Oct 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Consumables
- Signed
- 25 Oct 2023
- Value
- £100,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Diagnostic, Clinical & Screening Audiometers | 7bids · 7 electronic · 7 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 2 · Tympanometers | 5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 3 · HA Fitting | 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 4 · Electrophysiology | 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 5 · Balance | 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 6 · New Born Screening | 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 7 · OAE (Otoacoustic equipment) | 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 8 · Otoscope and Ear Care | 6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 9 · 3D Scanners | 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 10 · Consumables | 11bids · 11 electronic · 11 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 11 · Calibration | 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 12 · Innovation | 12bids · 12 electronic · 12 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sheriff Court HouseReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
12 commercial parties on the notice- Amplivox ltdFramework contractor
- Auditdata LimitedFramework contractor
- Belmont Medical Technologies LtdFramework contractor
- Diatec Diagnostics LtdFramework contractor
- Guymark UK LtdFramework contractor
- NatusFramework contractor
- Oticon LimitedFramework contractor
- Otodynamics LtdFramework contractor
- PATH MEDICAL GMBHFramework contractor
- Puretone LtdFramework contractor
Show 2 more suppliers
- SheffmedFramework contractor
- WS AUDIOLOGY LIMITEDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria